Thursday, August 3, 2023

Chocolate Mug Cake

This is a recipe for a single-serving cake made in the microwave - when you need a piece of cake but don't want to risk making and eating more than just one. Perfect portion control! Sorry I didn’t take a pic, just visualize cake in a mug haha. 
  • 4 T. (1/4 cup) flour
  • 3 T. white sugar
  • 2 T. cocoa powder
  • 1/2 t. baking powder
  • 1/8 t. salt
  • 3 T. chocolate milk (or whole white milk)
  • 1 T. vegetable oil
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 1 T. Nutella, plus extra to spread on top if desired *see note below
  • 15 to 20 mini chocolate chips, optional
  • powdered sugar to sprinkle on top, optional
Spray a 12-oz or larger mug with non-stick cooking spray. 

Spoon in the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into the mug. Mix all of the dry ingredients together using a fork. Add the milk, oil, vanilla, and Nutella (see note). Mix them into the dry ingredients with the fork. 

Add toppings if desired - sprinkle on the chips, or spread with Nutella. Microwave on HIGH for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, watching carefully to make sure the cake doesn't overflow the top of the mug. 

Use oven mitts to take the mug out of the microwave, the mug and handle might be very hot. Let cool for at least 1 minute. Serve as is, or with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream. 

If making more than one mug cake (so much for only eating one piece hahaha), mix them all up first and then microwave them one by one. The first cake will still be hot by thee time thee last one has been microwaved. They stay warm and gooey for a long time.

*Note: You can substitute peanut butter, or marshmallow fluff in place of the Nutella. Or poke a marshmallow down in the center after putting the batter in the mug. Or stir in a tablespoon of raspberry jam to the batter. Or whatever else you can think of to add to the cake!

from 'Coconut Layer Cake Murder' by Joanne Fluke



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